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Sterling Heights, MI vs Mount Pleasant, MI

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- Mount Pleasant spends 6.0% less per student than Sterling Heights.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Mount Pleasant than in Sterling Heights. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mount Pleasant had 7.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Sterling Heights
 Sterling Heights, MIMount Pleasant, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,635$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,162  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,075$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.64  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7184573
 Students per Counselor617  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock6.0%1.5%
Reviews for Sterling Heights    10 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Sterling Heights is a beautiful spread out city north of Detroit, but if you want to go anywhere you will need to provide your own  More

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Appears controversial toward its punishment of Afro-American students who get in trouble at school in Sterling Heights. They seem more eager to enforce the zero  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Sterling Heights, but overall MI needs a makeover. We're moving away as soon as we  More

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Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  More

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